Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-16


Mr.. w. S. HALLIBURTON spent Sum
day in Greensboro.
We are not responsible for the
views or opinions Of correspondents.
The Juvenile Missionary Soci-
ETY. held 9 meeting Sunday even
ing,
AT q meeting ofthe bar no court
calandar was adopted. The State
docket will occupy the entire week.
The Register Of Deeds issued
one marriage license last Saturday to
parties Of ebony hue.
Messrs. Frank Meadows and J.
A. Day, Of Oxford, were IN Durham
last night and this morning.
Mr.. R. q. Strudwick attended
the Supreme Court to-day. He
argues in case Of Sims %. Ray.
The case Of McElwee rs. The
Blackwell Durham Tobacco Co., set
for trial at Salisbury. was. continued
to-day.
Mrs. r. +. Howerton il con.
siderable improveved in health, She
is up and out from her recent attack
Of fever.
Witnesses in the suit Of Nc
Elwee Us. blackwell, now pending
in Rowan county, left for Salisbury
this morning.
Misses HELEN McVeigh, Mable
Green and Addie Riddick came up
from st. Mary's, Raleigh, last Friday
on a visit TO Miss Lizzie Cook, and
returned to school to-day.
North Durham M. e. Sunday
School was crowed to such an ex-
tent yesterday that it was impossi-
BILE to hold services. The
building will be enlarged at once.
No better time than now to
advertise your business in the RE-
CoRDER. The Spring trade is fast
passing. People are looking out for
places and goods they see advertis-
ed. glll
-Messrs. w. L. Franklin and G..
Z. Webb, Of Winston, came to Dur
ham yesterday. Both are looking
well and we would be pleased to have
them return to Durham and not have
the first named gentleman capture
and carry away one Of Durham's
most popular young ladies as Madam
Rumor whispers he will do.
The bug in the bottle was it |?
To-day at noon q person called for q
glass Of beer and with it came q long
winged bug that had been bottled up
many days before. Well, we'll, be
lost his drink and came near losing
his dinner. Beer and bug-the two
names sound we'll together, but make
= bad drink.
Mr.. Henry Kerner, Of Kerners-
vile, brother of "Reuben Rink"
arrived on noon train to-day, and
will make preparations for painting
the factory Of Blackwell Durham
Cooperative Co. '.Reuben Rink"
will arrive in a few days. There
are no better painters in North Car
DINA than the two "Kerner BROTH
ers. They are artists.
BY forming club of twenty
i've persons at Durham, each person
may purchase O ticket to Washington,
good from the 18th Of May to the 9th
Of june, for s5.75. You can leave
your names and money at Vaughan's
drug store. This an unparalleled offer.
Think Of it, you will witness the
National drill and see the city Of
magnificent distances.
Freddie Green came home from
Oak Ridge Institute Saturday, and
returned to-day. Fred is. one of the
commencement representatives and
will make good speech. We wish
hir, abundant success and feel sure
that he will warrant it. He has
made considerable progress in his
studies and his parents unite with US
in saying that Oak Ridge is one Of the
bestfchools in the State, but then this
is = universal acknowledgment.
The law prohibiting the sale Of
cigars, tobaccos. and soda water at
drug stores in Durham, is being en-
forced. The Christian Sabbath is not
observed with the old ruritanic strict
ness it once was. and more the pity.
Sabbath breaking has grown 10
strength and size until today when
the Law closes the stores and saloons
in the nations capital. the citizens OF
Washington enter protest, claiming
that IL abrldges their God given
rights.